No New Leasing in the Gulf of Mexico

The oil and gas industry is a major driver of climate change that now threatens not only our coast, but our way of life. Last December in Paris, world leaders agreed that reining in the use of fossil fuels — including oil and gas — was the only way to save the planet from the most catastrophic effects of climate change.

Yet, in many ways, we in the United States and Louisiana continue with business as usual. A prime example is the proposed lease sale on 45 million acres of mineral rights in the Gulf of Mexico scheduled to take place on March 23 in New Orleans.

Our friends at the Louisiana Bucket Brigade and others are organizing a symbolic protest against this lease, saying that this huge lease flies in the face of the Paris Climate Change agreement that the United States signed in December. We need to keep fossil fuels in the ground where they belong and we need to start doing that now. Come and help us make that statement on March 23. The event description is at: http://www.nonewleases.org/

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The Delta Chapter is 3,000 of your neighbors supporting the work of the Sierra Club in Louisiana. We advance the cause of protecting Louisiana's environment in a variety of ways, including lobbying the state legislature in Baton Rouge, sponsoring a Mercury Public Education Campaign, raising public awareness about climate change, and working to keep the Atchafalaya Basin, America's greatest river swamp, wet and wild. We also encourage our members to get outside and enjoy our beautiful planet. This was one of the original purposes of the Sierra Club.

The Sierra Club's members and supporters are more than 1.3 million of your friends and neighbors. Inspired by nature, we work together to protect our communities and the planet. The Club is America's oldest, largest and most influential grassroots environmental organization.